Meghri

Meghri is a railway station in Syunik Province, Armenia. Meghri is situated nearby to the town Agarak, as well as near the village Nowjeh Mehr.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meghri Fortress and Holy Mother of God Church.

Meghri Fortress

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Meghri Fortress is an 11th-century Armenian fortress located in the town of Meghri. It is located on a hill overlooking the old section of the town from the north. Meghri Fortress is situated 2 km northwest of Meghri.

Holy Mother of God Church

Church

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Holy Mother of God Church is situated 2½ km northwest of Meghri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meghri and Agarak.

Meghri

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Meghri is a town and the centre of the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia, near the border with Iran. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 4,580.

Agarak

Town

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Agarak is a town in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia, founded in 1949. As of 2011, the population of Agarak was 4,429 and the population of Agarak as of 2022 was 3,210. Agarak is situated 6 km west of Meghri.

Nowjeh Mehr

Village

Nowjeh Mehr is a village in, and the capital of, Nowjeh Mehr Rural District in Siah Rud District of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Nowjeh Mehr is situated 6 km southwest of Meghri.

Meghri

Type: Railway station
Category: transportation
Location: Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

38.88611° or 38° 53′ 10″ north

Longitude

46.26111° or 46° 15′ 40″ east

Elevation

525 metres (1,722 feet)

Open location code

8HC8V7P6+CC

GeoNames ID

11330134

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In Other Languages

“Meghri” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Meghri”
Armenian: “Մեղրի”

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